LLWS-SOUTH CAROLINA-PENNSYLVANIA
Heline doubles to lift Lewisberry past Taylors 9-8
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) β Jaden Henline hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to give Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, a 9-8 victory over Taylors, South Carolina, on Sunday night in the Little League World Series.
Lewisberry, two hours from Williamsport, won with the three-run inning after squandered a 6-0 fourth-inning lead. Henline hit the walk-off double after allowing four two-out runs in the top of the inning.
Lewisberry advanced to Wednesday’s winner’s bracket final against Pearland, Texas.
Kaden Peifer led off the sixth with a home run that pulled Lewisberry within a run. Adam Cramer walked, Braden Kolmansberger doubled and Cole Wagner walked before Henline slammed a 2-0 pitch down the left-field line and brought most of the 32,672 fans to their feet.
Taylors, which plays an elimination game Monday against Bowling Green, Kentucky, scored four runs each in the fourth and sixth innings to take an 8-6 lead against a team that had won every game by seven runs or more this summer. Alex Edmondson hit a three-run, fourth-inning home run and Brock Myers hit a two-out, three-run triple in the sixth to put Taylors ahead for the first time.
Lewisberry scored five first-inning runs and led 6-0 after two innings. Ethan Phillips highlighted the first inning with a three-run double. Cole Wagner struck out 10 in five innings for Lewisberry.
ARCA
A.J. Fike wins ARCA Racing Series event in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) β A.J. Fike raced to his first ARCA Racing Series victory Sunday, holding off Kyle Weatherman at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
From Galesburg, the 35-year-old Fike became the first Illinois driver to win the event since Justin Allgaier in 2006.
“I’m kind of at a loss for words right now,” Fike said.
Fike led 60 of the 104 laps in his Ford on the mile oval. He had a nearly 7-second lead with 10 laps to go, then survived a late restart to beat Weatherman by 0.759 seconds.
“The car was perfect off the trailer,” Fike said. “I can’t say enough about everyone on the team, my pit crew, my dad. This is a great win for us. It’s very exciting.”
Weatherman was second, followed by Springfield driver Kelly Kovski, Josh Williams and Tom Hessert.
Series points leader Grant Enfinger was 20th.
IMSA TUDOR-VIRGINIA
Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet win in Virginia
ALTON, Va. (AP) β Porsche North America teammates Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet raced to their third straight GT Le Mans class victory Sunday, leading all 92 laps in the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship event at Virginia International Raceway.
Tandy started the 2-hour, 40-minute race from the pole in the No. 911 Porsche, handed the car over to Pilet, then took over during the team’s final pit stop. Tandy finished 27.267 seconds ahead of Porsche teammate Earl Bamber in the No. 912 entry he co-drove with Joerg Bergmeister.
The victory moved Pilet into the lead in the GT Le Mans standings. He has a five-point advantage, 248-243, over No. 3 Corvette co-drivers Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia with two races left in the season.
In the GT Daytona class, Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler won in the No. 62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari. It was the first win for both drivers since the 24 Hours of Daytona to open the 2014 season. Christina Nielsen and Kuno Wittmer were second in the No. 007 TRG Aston Martin.
WINSTON-SALEM
Groth beats Donaldson in 1st round of Winston-Salem Open
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) β Australia’s Sam Groth beat American Jared Donaldson on Sunday night in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open.
Groth won 6-7, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5) to advance to face 13th-seeded American Steve Johnson in the second round.
South Korea’s Chung Hyeon also advanced, beating Britain’s James Ward, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-3. Taiwan’s Yen-hsun Lu beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands, 7-6 (4), 6-2; Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman topped Spain’s Daniel Gimeno-Traver, 6-4, 7-6 (8); and Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo advanced when Belgium’s Steve Darcis retired.
WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Love wins Wyndham; Tiger struggles in final round
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) β Davis Love III won the Wyndham Championship on Sunday to become the third-oldest winner in PGA Tour history, while Tiger Woods’ season came to an abrupt end.
The 51-year-old Love closed with a 6-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Jason Gore.
The dominant storyline all week was the mere presence of Woods, who needed a win to earn a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs opener next week.
He was poised to challenge Sunday, starting just two strokes off the lead. But he only had one birdie during his first 10 holes, dropping way off the pace with a triple bogey on the par-4 11th. Woods shot a 70, finished four strokes back and ended at No. 178 in the standings, well outside the top 125.
Love β who started at No. 186 β played himself into The Barclays by earning 500 FedEx Cup points and $972,000 in prize money.
BRAVES-CUBS
Bryant 2 HRs, fan hurt as Cubs hand Braves 7th straight loss
CHICAGO (AP) β Kris Bryant homered twice and Kyle Schwarber connected an inning after hitting a hard foul ball that sent a fan to the hospital Sunday as the Chicago Cubs beat Atlanta 9-3, the Braves’ seventh straight loss.
The game was briefly delayed in the first inning after Schwarber’s foul liner hit a female fan sitting just past the camera well on the first base side.
The woman was carried off on a stretcher and taken to a hospital. The Cubs said the woman was conscious.
Several fans around the majors have been hit this season, and Major League Baseball has said it is studying the issue of crowd safety.
The Cubs hit five home runs, including a leadoff shot by Dexter Fowler in the first inning and a three-run drive by Miguel Montero.
Jason Hammel (7-5) allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings.
Matt Wisler (5-4) gave up Bryant’s two-run homer in the first, Schwarber’s solo drive in the second and Montero’s homer in the third.
